Total Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wrexham Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Whitchurch North , and the 353rd lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wrexham Road (SY13 1HS) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Whitchurch North average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrexham Road (SY13 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newtown (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wrexham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Newtown Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherrymill Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sharps Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meadow View Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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